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by Heinrich Leuthold (1827 - 1879)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs
Waldeinsamkeit
Language: German (Deutsch)
Deine süßen, süßen Schauer,
O Waldesruh',
In meine Seele hauche
Und träufle du!
Laß mich träumen die Träume
Der Jugendzeit!
O Frieden, o Ruh'! komm' über mich!
Wie lieb' ich dich, lieb' ich dich,
Waldeinsamkeit!
Märzveilchen [blühen]1, [es treibt in den Bäumen]2,
Der Frühling kam;
Es zwitschern die [Vögel]3, [die Wipfel rauschen]2
So wundersam;
[O Schöpfungsodem, der die Brust mir
Bezaubert und feit!
O Frieden, o Ruh', komm' über mich!
Wie lieb' ich dich, lieb' ich dich,
Waldeinsamkeit!]2
[Feierlich sonntägliche Stille
Und Frühlingszeit;
Kein Laut, keine Seele]4
Weit und breit!
[Nur ein leiser, leiser Kummer
Ist mein Geleit; --]2
O Frieden, o Ruh'! komm' über mich!
Wie lieb' ich dich, lieb' ich dich,
Waldeinsamkeit!
View original text (without footnotes)
2 omitted by Pache.
3 Pache: "Vöglein"
4 Pache: "Kein Laut sonst, Ruhe"
Research team for this text: Peter Donderwinkel , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
Confirmed with Heinrich Leuthold, Gedichte, Frauenfeld, Verlag von J.Huber: 1879. Note: there exists an earlier version of this poem.
1 Thuille: "blüh'n"2 omitted by Pache.
3 Pache: "Vöglein"
4 Pache: "Kein Laut sonst, Ruhe"
Authorship:
- by Heinrich Leuthold (1827 - 1879), "Waldeinsamkeit" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Wilhelm Reinhard Berger (1861 - 1911), "Waldeinsamkeit ", op. 28 (Acht Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 8, published 1888 [ medium voice and piano ], Bremen, Praeger & Meier [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ignaz Brüll (1846 - 1907), "Waldeinsamkeit", op. 5 (Zwölf Gesänge), Heft 2 (Drei Gesänge für mittlere Stimme) no. 3 (186-?), published 1870 [ medium voice and piano ], Wien, Gotthard [sung text not yet checked]
- by Willy Burkhard (1900 - 1955), "Waldeinsamkeit", op. 22a (Fünf Lieder nach Gedichten und Übertragungen von Heinrich Leuthold) no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Esser (1818 - 1872), "Waldeinsamkeit", op. 67 no. 2 [ voice and piano ], from 6 Lieder aus dem Münchner Dichterbuche für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Karl Geiger , "Waldeinsamkeit", op. 2 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1888 [ voice and piano ], München, Werner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Benjamin Hamma (1831 - 1911), "Waldeinsamkeit", op. 20 (Drei Lieder für Mezzo-Sopran (oder Bariton) mit Pianofortebegleitung ) no. 1, published 1879 [ mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano ], Stuttgart, Zumsteeg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Hasse , "Waldeinsamkeit", op. 3 ([Acht] Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 6, published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Klemm [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert von Hornstein (1833 - 1890), "Waldeinsamkeit", op. 26 (6 Lieder) no. 6, published 1863 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Waldeinsamkeit", op. 7 (Fünf Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 2 (1885), published 1889 [ mixed chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johannes Pache (1857 - 1897), "Waldeinsamkeit", op. 61 (Zwei Gesänge für Männerchor) no. 1, published 1888 [ men's chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Hug [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Josef Renner, jun. (1868 - 1934), "Waldeinsamkeit", op. 46 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Regensburg, Boessenecker Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand Schilling (1849 - 1930), "Waldeinsamkeit", op. 30 (Vier Gedichte für 1 hohe Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 3, published 1889 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Gedichte von Heinrich Leuthold für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung, no. 5, Frankfurt a/M., Steyl & Thomas [sung text not yet checked]
- by Edwin Schultz (1827 - 1907), "Waldeinsamkeit", op. 187 (Zwei Duette für 2 Mezzo-Soprane oder 2 Baritone mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1895 [ vocal duet for 2 mezzo-sopranos or 2 baritones with piano ], Magdeburg, Wernthal [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alfred Richard Gotthilf Sormann (1861 - 1913), "Waldeinsamkeit", published 1885 [ medium voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Berlin, Barth [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Wilhelm Andreas Maria Thuille (1861 - 1907), "Waldeinsamkeit", op. 12 (Drei Gesänge) no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hieronymus Weickmann (1825 - 1895), "Waldeinsamkeit", published 1890 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 4, Berlin, Uhse [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich von Wickede (1834 - 1904), "Waldeinsamkeit", op. 40, published 1874 [ voice and piano ], Bremen, Praeger & M. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Felix von Woyrsch (1860 - 1944), "Waldeinsamkeit", op. 26 (Sechs Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Solitude of the forest", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Solitude de la forêt", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Peter Donderwinkel , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 27
Word count: 114
Solitude of the forest
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Your sweet, sweet shivers of awe, Oh peace of the forest, Breathe into my soul And drip [into my soul]. Let me dream the dreams Of youth. Oh peace, oh rest, fall upon me. How I love you, love you, Solitude of the forest! March violets bloom, the sap is rising in the trees, Spring has come; The birds twitter, the tree tops sough So wondrously. Oh breath of creation, that enchants And uplifts my bosom! Oh peace, oh rest, fall upon me. How I love you, love you, Solitude of the forest! Solemn stillness of the sabbath And springtime, Not a sound, not a soul Far and wide. Only a quiet, muted sorrow Accompanies me; -- Oh peace, oh rest, fall upon me. How I love you, love you, Solitude of the forest!
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2012 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Leuthold (1827 - 1879), "Waldeinsamkeit"
This text was added to the website: 2012-07-23
Line count: 27
Word count: 133